Georgia Plomarity Zaemes' Obituary
Georgia Plomarity Zaemes was born in San Antonio, Texas on May 19, 1970. Along with her family, she relocated to Dallas when she was two. Around that time her doctor diagnosed that she had Thalassemia Major, a chronic genetic blood disorder. She never let it define her and fought against it in the fiercest way one could imagine someone so petite could.
She attended grade school at Parish Day School (now Parish Episcopal) and high school at the Episcopal School of Dallas (ESD). As a young girl she was active in Girl Scouting as well as in the various ministries of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. She enjoyed playing soccer in her youth and her interest in the game carried through the rest of her life.
Deciding in the fourth grade that she was going to be a teacher, she pursued her dream and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. She was an active member of the Phi Mu sorority and forged many life- long relationships with her sorority sisters. Along with her Phi Mu activities she also enjoyed playing soccer and of course studied hard. Upon her graduation from Millsaps College in 1992, she returned to Dallas. She began her kindergarten teaching career at St. Monica Catholic School in 1993.
Georgia met the love of her life, Bill Zaemes, in July of 1993. Bill knew from the start just how special of a person Georgia was and quickly proposed, rescuing him from a life of non-stop accounting work with either spaghetti or leftover Chinese food for dinner. Georgia and Bill were married on July 9, 1994 – one year to the day after their first date. Almost immediately after their wedding, they spent two very cold years in Minnesota where she worked as the head of a Montessori school. The stay in Minnesota was short, and they were able to return to Dallas in 1996 where Georgia continued to teach kindergarten at St. John’s Episcopal School in East Dallas.
In September of 1999, Georgia and Bill adopted their son, Theo. Georgia quit teaching to become a full-time mother to Theo, who was the apple of her eye. Raising Theo was a constant joy in her life, and her love for him was immense. Georgia, Bill, and Theo enjoyed many adventures together with their loving family members and friends.
Georgia was such a wonderful wife, mother, and friend. Her loving, loyal, caring, and compassionate nature for others was unmatched. She put the needs of others above her own and was the most intentional, encouraging, and dependable friend anyone could have. She truly exemplified what it means to be a faithful servant to God and others and certainly is qualified to declare as in 2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
Georgia was preceded in death by her sister, Patricia Plomarity, and by several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Survivors include her husband of 28 years, Bill; her son, Theo; her mother and father, Susie and Milton Plomarity of Dallas; her brother, George Plomarity of Ojai, California; and her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Pete and Jeannie Zaemes of Denver, Colorado.
She is also survived by many cousins, nieces, and nephews as well as her Godchildren Jacob Zaemes of Washington, D.C.; Georgia Kaplanis of Stockton, California; Nancy Gannon of Dallas; Andrew Konstans of Dallas; Tasia Fossey of Richardson; Leonidis Plomarity of Ojai, California; and Olivia Thomas of Hollister, California. They were an immense source of pride and happiness to her.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Benevolent Fund, 13555 Hillcrest Rd, Dallas, TX 75240.
The Trisagion service will be held at 7:00 pm on Thursday, January 26th at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 13555 Hillcrest Rd, Dallas, TX 75240.
The Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, January 27th also at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, followed by internment at Restland Memorial Park, 13005 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75243.
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